Indian Trail censures Town Council member again for ‘weasel' Facebook page
INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Indian Trail Town Councilman Todd Barber was censured Tuesday night for the second time in three years.
Barber has been accused of running a controversial Facebook page called 'The Indian Trail Weasel Report' that shares town criticism and gossip. He's maintained he doesn't the page, but it was allegedly used for his campaign under a different name. His colleagues on the dais say it's been a source of 'embarrassment' for the town.
The Council approved the official admonishment 3-1, with Barber abstaining and Tom Amburgey giving the lone vote of support.
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'By the time we started this investigation, it was not my page,' Barber said following the accusations. 'No, the investigation references not a single post on 'The Indian Trail Weasel Report' or violates town policy or is untrue, as the attorney never talked to me.'
Town residents were fed up with the page's contents.
'Same crap over and over,' one speaker said. 'So you make a change or we make change in this come November.'
'I call on you today to acknowledge your involvement with the 'Weasel Report' and cease any further publications,' said another. 'Close the page now or resign.'
Other than Barber's rebuttal, he didn't answer any other questions on the subject.
The town did not present what further consequences the censure may bring. Barber was previously censured in September 2023 after comments made about the town planning director.
'It is an embarrassment,' Mayor David Cohn said Tuesday. 'This town is being embarrassed over and over and over again because of the 'Weasel Report.' And there's only one person on this council that writes on the 'Weasel Report.''
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